Rethinking the Human-Robot Relationship
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As robotics and AI technologies continue to advance rapidly, the relationship between humans and robots (empowered with AI) is undergoing profound transformations. In this talk, the evolution of human-robot relationships will be reviewed. Technological advances, including the research conducted over the last 20 years at UTS, will be discussed. This talk will then discuss the dynamics of collaboration between humans and robots, examining issues such as trust, role change, human-centred design, computational modelling, and interface. To shape the future of human-robot relationships, questions about ethical considerations, cultural perspectives, and regulations to govern the development and deployment of intelligent robotics technology will be discussed.
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- Macquarie University, NSW 2109
- Balaclave Road
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Australia 2109
- Building: 13 Research Park Drive
- Room Number: 111
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Prof. Dikai of UTS
Rethinking the Human-Robot Relationship
As robotics and AI technologies continue to advance rapidly, the relationship between humans and robots (empowered with AI) is undergoing profound transformations. In this talk, the evolution of human-robot relationships will be reviewed. Technological advances, including the research conducted over the last 20 years at UTS, will be discussed. This talk will then discuss the dynamics of collaboration between humans and robots, examining issues such as trust, role change, human-centred design, computational modelling, and interface. To shape the future of human-robot relationships, questions about ethical considerations, cultural perspectives, and regulations to govern the development and deployment of intelligent robotics technology will be discussed.
Biography:
Biography:
Dikai Liu is a distinguished professor at the Robotics Institute of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and an IEEE RAS Distinguished Lecturer. He served as Co-Director of the UTS Centre for Autonomous Systems (2013-2019) and played a key role in establishing the UTS Robotics Institute in 2019. His research interest lies in robotics, with a focus on perception, planning, human-robot collaboration, design methodology, and robot system integration. In addition to conducting fundamental robotics research, he has been instrumental in transforming robotics research into industry applications. Examples include autonomous robots for steel bridge maintenance, bio-inspired climbing robots for inspection of confined space, intelligent robotic co-worker for human-robot collaborative abrasive blasting, smart hoist for patient transfer, and autonomous underwater robots for underwater structure maintenance. Since 2006, his research has received over 20 Best Paper and Research/Engineering Excellence awards, including the 2019 UTS Medal for Research Impact, the 2019 ASME DED Leonardo da Vinci Award, the 2019 BHERT Award for Outstanding Collaboration in Research & Development, and the 2016 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA). His research has been featured by reputable newspapers and TV news channels, such as the BBC, ABC, SBS, Sydney Morning Herald, 7News, AFR, and The Robot Report (USA).
More information: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Dikai.Liu
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